Comparison

Dawnbeat vs Lumn

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Dawnbeat

This app lets you create music by sampling and sequencing audio. It offers advanced features like multi-touch pads, an always-recording buffer, and flexible routing for creative sound manipulation. Integrate with external MIDI devices and apply a wide range of built-in and AUv3 effects.

Highlights
  • Multi-touch and draggable pads
  • Always-recording buffer (Memorizer)
  • Advanced loop manipulation (BRIIKS)
  • Flexible mixer with assignable busses
  • Polyphonic pads for chords
  • MIDI IN/OUT for external control
  • AUv3 effects and instrument support
  • Auto-slicer for audio chopping
Features
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Dawnbeat inherits the best part of the classic hardware samplers and takes it further by adding features only possible on a multi-touch device.  Create more natural patterns by tapping and swiping pads.  Focus on creativity, you don't need to select a tempo before hit record to finally play a pattern until you get the right take, just play and forget about to record! Dawnbeat is always recording! Multi-touch and draggable pads: - Pads are multi-touch, play a single pad with two fingers at the same time! - Pads are individually configurable, allowing re-triggering when dragging for amazing fills, tone variations . - Mute and Solo buttons for pads available. - Mute groups. Memorizer: - DawnBeat is always recording pad events, you'll never miss a beat, play and experiment and when you hear something you like, it's already recorded! simply go to Memorizer and select the desired events. BRIIKS sampler: - Advanced loop manipulator. Rearrange and combine your loops. Also available as standalone, AUv3 and MacOS. Mixer: - 4 assignable BUSSES and one MAIN BUS. Assign pads to busses, assign internal effects or AUV3 effects to busses.  - Mute and Solo buttons. Polyphonic pads: - Pads can be turned polyphonic, import a piano-like sample and play and sequence chords with a single pad. MIDI IN and MIDI OUT: - Trigger samples from a MIDI controller, play melodies from a MIDI piano. - Sequence hardware drum machines and synths from Dawnbeat. - Use Dawnbeat as an intermediary between a midi keyboard and a synth, save the sequences you are playing. Dawnbeat can save poliphonic sequences! Pattern sequencer with piano editor. - Swing, count-in, metronome. Audio Units: - Dawnbeat support AUv3 effects and instruments! Built in Effects: - Reverb, Delay, Compressor, Flutter, Gate, Tremolo, Noise, Filter, Chorus, Equalizer, Stutter and Tape slow motion. - Effects can be rearranged. Built-In sample browser: - 6 drum kit sample libraries, and 1 bass sample library. Selectable internal sample rate: - Internal sample rate can be changed, choose between HI-FI and LO-FI sample rates. AUTO-SLICER: - AutoSlicer detects hit points and slices audio into individual files minimizing the need for manual editing. Chop up any audio file in a few seconds. Recording sample rate can be selected. Export movies with images and animated GIFs .

About

Lumn

Create music with a powerful beatmaker and sampler. Build grooves, layer synths and drums, and sculpt your sound with expressive effects. Move from inspiration to production with an intuitive workflow designed for fast creativity.

Highlights
  • Intuitive music-making workflow
  • Sample sounds and create original tracks
  • Layer synths and drums
  • Tweak expressive effects
  • High-quality audio engine
  • Fast, immediate creative process
Features
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Lumn is a powerful beatmaker for producers, creators, and anyone who wants to turn ideas into finished tracks. Build grooves, sample sounds, stack synths and drums, and sculpt your mix with expressive effects, all inside a fast, intuitive workflow. Whether you’re sketching a loop in seconds or crafting a full arrangement, Lumn gives you the tools to move from inspiration to production without breaking your flow. WITH LUMN • Create beats with an intuitive music-making workflow • Sample sounds and turn them into something original • Layer synths and drums for rich, dynamic tracks • Tweak effects to shape tone, space, punch, and texture • Build with a high-quality audio engine designed for great sound BUILD FOR FAST CREATIVITY Lumn keeps the process smooth and immediate, so you can experiment, refine, and discover new ideas naturally. DESIGNED FOR SERIOUS SOUND From hard-hitting drums to textured synth layers, every element runs through a high-quality audio engine for a polished, responsive feel. Start simple. Go deep. Create with Lumn.

Screenshots

Dawnbeat4 screens
Lumn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dawnbeat at Free against Lumn's $4.99. Dawnbeat also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 50%) and ratings volume (115 vs 4). Lumn's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Dawnbeat is free to download; Lumn costs $4.99 up front. Dawnbeat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lumn asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lumn holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dawnbeat has 115 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Dawnbeat's written reviews are positive against 50% of Lumn's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Dawnbeat versus Lumn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDawnbeatLumn
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.2 (115 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings115 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size504 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuis RivasDavid Fumberger

Customer experience

Dawnbeat

All ratings112 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews128 reviews
Positive70.3%
Neutral18.8%
Negative10.9%

Lumn

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dawnbeat

One-time1
  • Dawn Beat Complete$5.99
None

Lumn

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dawnbeat free?
Dawnbeat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lumn free?
Lumn costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dawnbeat or Lumn?
Lumn is rated higher. Dawnbeat averages 4.2 out of 5 from 115 ratings, while Lumn averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Dawnbeat or Lumn have ads?
Neither Dawnbeat nor Lumn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dawnbeat or Lumn?
Dawnbeat ships an update every 3 weeks, and Lumn every 3 weeks. Most recently, Dawnbeat was updated on November 7, 2026 and Lumn on November 5, 2026.

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